Irrigation Institution Development Specialist (m/f)

Country: Nepal

Region and duty station: Mid-hills region

Project / assignment duration: 6 months

Short project description:

The Consultant will assist the Government to ensure that critically important irrigation, drainage and flood protection projects are implemented efficiently by advancing the preparatory activities into the loan processing period and ensuring a continuity of funding for project preparation. This preparation will include subproject design to feasibility level, safeguards due diligence, the preparation of GESI plans, economic and financial analysis and the preparation of draft bidding documents.

One of the projects to be prepared will be a project aimed at improving the efficiency of irrigation scheme management in the mid-hills region of the country where high population densities, scarce land resources, limited water supplies and difficult place heavy pressure on agriculture to provide sufficient food for population. The project will focus on upgrading and expanding existing irrigation facilities, enhancing the ownership of the schemes by strengthening water user groups, improving agriculture technology to make better use of the upgraded schemes and enhancing agriculture extension and marketing services to ensure full benefit accrual.

Job description:

Review the outcomes of past water user association strengthening activities including the earlier ADB-funded irrigation projects

Identify characteristics which promote success in water user association strengthening

Review the institutional framework under which rehabilitated projects operate and identify any constraints which would prevent long term sustainability of rehabilitated projects

Examine the type of subproject being proposed for inclusion in the project

Contribute to the formulation of the project design and the preparation of required ADB processing documents

Detailed requirements

Education: Relevant Master Degree

Country/Regional experience: South Asia, preferably in Nepal

Languages: English

Expertise/Profile:

Experience in field level irrigation development

Familiarity with different institutional systems for farmer and water user involvement in irrigation management